Donald trump. They say they will create a million new jobs. Ready to go in hong kong. Singapore, taipei, and kuala lumpur coming online, a day when we see activity. The first trading day of this year, where it would have fallen. Here is sophie. The asfs falling almost 1 there with financials and energy dragging on the index. Japan also joining the fray in the red. The nikkei 225 down for tenths of 1 . Falling, second day of declines for that index. A little change on the new zealand equity index, a little firmer there. Futures contracts in china and hong kong hauling ahead of a consumer and Producer Price data released from the mainland. That will be out in the next half hour or so. One of the big things today, in the currency space, Dollar Strength faltering for a second day. The korean won and the pound are the biggest decliners among major currencies so far this week, but we see the one rally won rally. We see the , strengthening. Maintaining its rebound as we see haven buying, foll
In the meantime. We wait. You said you didnt set andrew up with your friend from denmark. I want to believe you. Well, i encourage you to do just that then. I want to believe you, because if you did do it, if you still dont respect the fact that i need my own space, then i dont know why were trying this again. sighs watson, i have no inclination to excise andrew from your life. Why would i . I like the man. Oh, you like him . Yeah. Youyou never told me that. stammering why would i tell you . stammers, grunts to reassure that youve made a sound choice. As one might reasonably expect a friend to do. Right, right, oh, very well. I like him. Hes intelligent. He hasnt just jumped into a new business. He has the patience and selfpossession to wait for something worthwhile. And, most importantly, he understands you. He understands you and me. Whwhat do you mean by that . I mean, watson, that whether you care to admit it lately or not, i am an important part of your life. And, whether i say it
The cell phones before we begin to see if they have been turned off, we will appreciate it. Our panelists are here and we would think presdient Vladimir Putin. We have the focus on u. S. Government institution and programs for strategic outreach to the public a Foreign Countries as well as more traditional diplomacy. She is a fellow at the Hoover Institution and serves on the board on political journalism and the center for free inquiry at Hanover College and is a member of the council on Foreign Relations. Please join me in welcoming helle dale. [applause] we are here to talk about the ukraine and today we will be looking at the elections in the president ial elections coming up on sunday. These are quite contested, it is a subject that are three analysts who cover from a number of perspectives, one of which i am sure whether they will take place at all. There are some in the ukraine and in Eastern Ukraine the first speaker is going to be Janusz Bugajski. He is welcomed and it is grea
And its no wonder that they are trying to fight this war and use the ukrainians as a battering ram and activists as fodder against russia. This is essentially the repeat of the moscow talking points and there are people who are willing to repeat these talking points, unfortunately. For the u. S. Is obligated. First we have the first post your presidency. I dont think mr. Obama has any particular affinity or warm place in and so the u. S. Is now deliberating whether the first wave of sanctions is primarily personal, if they are sufficient, the fact that moscow did not invade, someone saying that this is a great achievement of the u. S. And european policy and yes, Angela Merkel did intervene in this language and she understands german. And she speaks russian and the fact that this is a plus. However as i mentioned before, the whole new toolbox, the whole new pattern of engagement that includes propaganda and economic pressure, and includes the price of gas for the ukraine now after the
It. Doug is live from Reagan National airport in washington with more. Of all the troubles that have plagued the gsa since its inception after 9 11 and is likely to hit as hard as this. Is internal study found groups of testers who go through screening masked as passengers carrying contraband including fake explosives and guns got through security 67 out of 70 times announcing to a failure rate of 95 almost total failure. With an annual budget of 7 billion a Year American taxpayers can rightly consider the gsa to be wasting a lot of money. Not much better than was before 9 11 because this is meant to be a deterrent. Is not the great wall of china. It wont stop the next 911. After this was leaked to the press secretary of Homeland Security j johnson announced several changes. He is reassigning the acting administrator to a new job, to immediately confirm the psa administrative nominee, assigned to the new job. Announced a 6 point plan of changes which will be taking effect immediately i